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The most cringe worthy scene on any Harry Potter film


The one with Nearly Headless Nick and all the house ghosts.

It's so cheesy and dumb I actually have to fast forward.

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HBP: When Ginny says, "Open up, you" to Harry and feeds him a cracker or a biscuit. also when she mentions his untied shoelace and bends down to tie it for him. She was just very awkward. I have to fast forward through these scenes because they're just awful.

Gof, OotP, and HBP: Every time Hermione hugged Harry. In all three films, her hugs seemed exggerated and rushed. It looked as if she was about to knock him down.

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Any scene with Cedric in GoF. I'm sorry, but Rob Pattinson cant act. And they took a very likeable person from the book, and turned him into a pompus ass. I was very dissapointed with that choice to portray Cedric in the film. His dad as well. They were total jerks, and completely unlikeable.
And to top it off, not only did he make me cringe in GoF, my wife wanted me to watch the twilight movies with her, and guess what... He ruined those too.
Aside from Cedric in GoF, I can stomach most of the other cringe-worthy parts in the series. The only other thing that makes me a little squirmy, is how close Voldy gets to Dumbledore's corps while retriveing the Elder Wand. I kind of looked like he was in love with him, and getting ready to kiss him.
Oh yeah, I just thought of another... Bellatrix. While I love how the make-up and costumes were done, they made her act too much like, well, I dont even know how to explain it. She was way out there. They took all the things that made us hate her in the books, and multiplied them ad nauisum. I guess the idea worked, since I was more than overjoyed to see her killed, but it was for the wrong reason. Too much hopping and slinking around, and being annoying. They should have dropped the annoying, and filled those parts with more evil.

I loved these films, all of them. And there are many parts I felt could have been different. But aside from the ones I mentioned above, they did not take away from my enjoyment.

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KingOfUtah, I'm not criticizing nor challenging what you have stated. I have not read GoF in many years and watched the movie twice when it first came out. I remember the story quite well, yet can't recall what Cedric was like in the book. What about him in the movie made him a pompous ass as well as a jerk, along with his father? Again, I'm not contradicting you...just trying to see what I missed. Thank you.

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More of the negativity was not so outright, but in contrast to Cedric in the book. But right from the onset in the film GoF, when he and his dad visit the Weesley's to go to the Quidditch World Cup, they have an over-confident sneer on their faces. And when they find that some of the younger children haven't apparated before, they seem to look at them with the "I'm-better-than-you" or the You're-so-young-and-naive" look on their faces. Then later, when the Tri-Wizzard tourny is going on, Cedric begrudgingly helps Harry out, almost as if he would rather just not know him. And Cedric's dad at the end of the film. I cant imagine how hard it would be to lose a teenage son, but holy cow! He acted as if everyone else around was the enemy, and as if no one else even cared for him. Cedric was portrayed as kind, fair, and very well liked in the books. Totally not that way in the movies. Honestly, after watching Twilight, I can go back to GoF, and see the same person. Rob Pattinson has that cockyness with him in both films.
I hope that helped explain it a little more. I haven't watched Goblet for a while now, as it is my least favorite of the films, but I will go back and watch it again, and see what else I pick up. I do remember, each time I finished it, feeling that the director, or the actor, were mistaken on Cedric's part.

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I will watch out for the things you mentioned the next time I watch the movie. Thans for your reply.

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I think I am just too big of a fan of cheesy scenes that none of the scenes really made me cringe. A few took me out of the movie and was hoping they got past the scenes quickly. But mostly I enjoyed those scenes.

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Reviving an old thread...

My number one all-time cringeworthy moment is in CoS, when we first meet Dobby, Harry says "You can't have met many decent wizards, then." Except it comes out as "You can't have met. Many decent wizards, then." Awful delivery!

A close second is in GoF after the group uses the portkey to get to the world cup. The way Arthur, Mr. Diggory and Cedric "walk" down to the ground is hilariously bad.

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A close second is in GoF after the group uses the portkey to get to the world cup. The way Arthur, Mr. Diggory and Cedric "walk" down to the ground is hilariously bad.


Hahaha, I totally agree. I am laughing right now just thinking about that scene...

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That scene when Hermione goes for a ride on Harry's broomstick and Ron sits down to watch while polishing his wand.

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Touché

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A close second is in GoF after the group uses the portkey to get to the world cup. The way Arthur, Mr. Diggory and Cedric "walk" down to the ground is hilariously bad.


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I read all of this thread and pretty much agree with nearly everyone, but I can't believe no one's mentioned the scene in POA with Cornelius Fudge.

It involved that goofy looking, humpback guy - whatever his name is. Right after Fudge talked about Harry 'blowing' his aunt - the dude makes a silly sound whilst pointing to Harry - was this supposed to be a sexual nod (like, "hey, Harry 'blew' his aunt, ha-ha")? Totally irrelevant scene - HP isn't a screwball comedy series. Good jokes and humor are needed in the series, but this seemed something out of an Adam Sandler/Rob Schneider film.

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In Prisoner of Azkaban where Dumbledore waves his hand and goes "Alestro Momentum!" This just showed how little Cuaron cared about the source material. POA was actually full of these moments, it was all-around terrible.

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Anything where a scene came across as cool and believable in the book yet was ruined by the movie making it over the top and ridiculous.

Such as the Whomping Willow, Neville's first flying lesson, the battle with the Basilisk, the battle with the troll etc.

Any where they decide to make everything that happens to Neville "funny".

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I think it's fine. In the book, Hermione says that Dumbledore used his wand to cast an (unnamed) spell to slow Harry's fall. He doesn't use his wand in the film, but we can assume he's skilled enough to cast it without one.

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I read through most of these and found some of the very interesting. Some of them are full of inaccuracies regarding when it happened (as in some of you are naming events, but the wrong story that it took place.)

I'm rewatching the movies right now. I've made it through the SS, CoS and PoA. (I will note as well, I have read all the stories but haven't reread them in a long time.) Anyway, after watching the 3 movies again I can say I'm noticing they aren't aging all that well, especially the first one. It was full of things and events that made me cringe. But there was not too much in particular, it was the entire idea that is played out and over the top. Good versus Evil and what kills me is the evil side actually thinks and believes they are evil. That bothers me a bit. And it's so over the top how they beat you over the head again and again that Harry and his friends are the good guys and things always work out for the good guys...and Draco and his gang are evil and things never work out for them.

Does anyone else get that feeling?

And I won't even go into how ridiculous it is that the Weasley's are so dirt poor and live in nothing more than a shack. But in GoF, they take that tent and do some magic, and like wow...the inside is like a palace. Hey, why not try that magic on your own home? It makes little to no sense.

And yes, the "I love magic" line is just bad. His delivery is awkward.

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And I won't even go into how ridiculous it is that the Weasley's are so dirt poor and live in nothing more than a shack. But in GoF, they take that tent and do some magic, and like wow...the inside is like a palace. Hey, why not try that magic on your own home? It makes little to no sense.
I think I heard of that before, but I forget what the reason was for them not living in a mansion when the tent was huge.

I think the tents were magical themselves and allowed it to happen. That's why the tents in Deathly Hallows weren't like that.


And yes, the "I love magic" line is just bad. His delivery is awkward.
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the tents were magical using basically the same extension charm Hermione used on her bag. In the film the tent Hermione packed in DH1 was not as fancy as that in GoF but it had a large interior with several rooms. it too was magical.

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I believe he borrowed the tents

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